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API 652 in the API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector exam

Linings of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Bottoms. Our API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector bank draws 332 of its 4,702 questions from this publication — 7% — and they cite 92 different clauses, 20 of them open book. The clause list below is counted from those questions, not copied from a syllabus.

Clauses the questions cite

The 40 most cited of 92, in document order. The number is how many questions in our bank reference that clause.

1.1 · 13.1 · 13.2 · 13.3 · 13.8 · 13.11 · 13.22 · 13.23 · 13.27 · 13.28 · 13.30 · 14.1 · 64.2 · 24.3 · 24.4 · 14.5 · 24.6 · 24.7 · 14.8 · 14.9 · 14.10 · 24.11 · 15.1 · 45.2 · 35.2.1 · 15.2.2 · 15.3 · 45.4 · 16.1 · 36.2 · 16.2.1 · 16.2.2 · 16.2.3 · 36.2.4 · 26.3.1 · 16.3.2 · 26.3.3 · 26.4.2 · 26.4.3 · 36.5.1 · 5

What they ask about

Inorganic zinc application thickness 20Curing 10Safety 10Soluble salts 10Localized versus general degradation 10Spot repairs 10Linings and cathodic protection 10Residue removal before blasting 10Holiday testing inorganic zinc 10Inorganic zinc below range 10Top coating an existing lining 10Holiday testing thin-film linings 10Thin-film and thick-film classification 10Regulatory 8Inspection 7Standards 5Profile 5Application 5Thickness 5Environment 5Chemistry 4MIC 4Testing 4Corrosion 3

Free sample question from API 652

  1. What is the typical nominal thickness for carbon steel bottom plates in storage tanks?

    • A. 0.10 in. (2.5 mm)
    • B. 0.25 in. (6 mm) ✓
    • C. 0.50 in. (12 mm)
    • D. 0.75 in. (19 mm)
    • E. 1.00 in. (25 mm)

    While annular plates are often thicker, 0.25 in. is the standard membrane thickness for floor plates. API_652 Sec 5.1

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